The original image of Cosette from Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. The image is by Emile Bayard.

Nancy and I got in touch after 40 years (!) due to World War II. She has published a fascinating book about what life as a member of the WAVES was like. The WAVES were “Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.”

Well, it turns out the museum organizers interviewed Nancy about her time in the WAVES and about her book. And she “appears” in the exhibit at a kiosk with a video of her talking about her time in the WAVES. In fact, the second part of Section 3 of the exhibit, is all about the WAVES. Here is a photo of WAVES marching at Lehman College.